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Gardens at the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, view of stairs leading up from a small pool and statue, San Ildefonso, Spain, 1929

Description:
Narrow, gradual staircase leading up from a small pool in the gardens of the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso. A statue in the pool at the bottom of the stairs features several women in robes perched on a rock. Trees and small plinths line the sides of the staircase. This is the view up from the main palace building. The palace was once the summer residence of the Kings of Spain, now it is open to the public. The palace is located in the small town of San Ildefonso, which is in the hills near Segovia, north of Madrid.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Gardens at the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, view of stairs leading up from a small pool and statue, San Ildefonso, Spain, 1929

La Mortola botanical garden, view of two men walking down a road with a horse-drawn wagon, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

Description:
The Giardini Botanici Hanbury (also known as La Mortola, or Hanbury Botanical Garden, or Villa Hanbury), on the cape of Mortola, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. The gardens were founded by Sir Thomas Hanbury, a British entrepreneur, after he had made his fortune in China.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
La Mortola botanical garden, view of two men walking down a road with a horse-drawn wagon, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

La Mortola botanical garden, view of a path winding around the base of a hill, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

Description:
The Giardini Botanici Hanbury (also known as La Mortola, or Hanbury Botanical Garden, or Villa Hanbury), on the cape of Mortola, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. The gardens were founded by Sir Thomas Hanbury, a British entrepreneur, after he had made his fortune in China.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
La Mortola botanical garden, view of a path winding around the base of a hill, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

La Mortola botanical garden, view of lavender plants growing along a path, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

Description:
The Giardini Botanici Hanbury (also known as La Mortola, or Hanbury Botanical Garden, or Villa Hanbury), on the cape of Mortola, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. The gardens were founded by Sir Thomas Hanbury, a British entrepreneur, after he had made his fortune in China.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
La Mortola botanical garden, view of lavender plants growing along a path, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

La Mortola botanical garden, view of roses and flowering shrub, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

Description:
The Giardini Botanici Hanbury (also known as La Mortola, or Hanbury Botanical Garden, or Villa Hanbury), on the cape of Mortola, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. The gardens were founded by Sir Thomas Hanbury, a British entrepreneur, after he had made his fortune in China.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
La Mortola botanical garden, view of roses and flowering shrub, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

Man and two women standing in front of a large stone and stucco barn in a field, Spain, 1929

Description:
Man standing between two women in front of a large stone and stucco barn with a tiled roof. The man is wearing a military uniform. One woman is wearing a nice dress and the other a dress and white apron. Over the barn's entry is a small wooden sign that reads: La Urbana, surmounted by a crown, places the location in Spain. There is a large conical structure in the background which may be some sort of silo.
Date:
[1929?]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Man and two women standing in front of a large stone and stucco barn in a field, Spain, 1929

Grosvenor Park, view of trees in front of the ruins of St. John the Baptist's Church, Chester, England, 1929

Description:
Three conical trees on a lawn in front of the ruins of St. John the Baptist's Church (later rebuilt adjacently) in Grosvenor Park in Chester, England on the River Dee. The park is in Victorian style and it has a Grade II ranking in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The conical trees are probably llex aquifolium (Lilly Gold English Holly).
Date:
July 17, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Grosvenor Park, view of trees in front of the ruins of St. John the Baptist's Church, Chester, England, 1929

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, view of geese by the lake, Kew, England, 1929

Description:
Geese around the Lake at Kew Gardens (The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). The Lake covers five acres and is artificial, formed by extending gravel pits which had been excavated to build the Temperate House foundation in the Gardens. Kew Gardens spans 121 hectares and serves as a research facility as well as a visitor attraction.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, view of geese by the lake, Kew, England, 1929

Grosvenor Park, view trees in front of the ruins of St. John the Baptist's Church, Chester, England, 1929

Description:
Two conical trees on a lawn in front of the ruins of St. John the Baptist's Church (later rebuilt adjacently) in Grosvenor Park in Chester, England on the River Dee. The park is in Victorian style and it has a Grade II ranking in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The conical trees are probably llex aquifolium (Lilly Gold English Holly).
Date:
July 17, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Grosvenor Park, view trees in front of the ruins of St. John the Baptist's Church, Chester, England, 1929